What does δόξα · δοξάζω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1391, G1392
δόξα / δοξάζω
Glory · to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
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δόξα G1391 glory
Pronunciation dóxa
Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
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δοξάζω G1392 to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
Pronunciation doxázō
To glorify by ascribing honor and splendor; reflects the Hebrew sense of making weighty or significant.
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What does δόξα / δοξάζω (doxa / doxazō) mean in the Bible?
δόξα · δοξάζω is a Greek phrase meaning "Glory and glorify; the sign reveals God's glory and the Son's glory.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1391, G1392?
G1391, G1392 is connected to 165 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Glory and glorify; the sign reveals God's glory and the Son's glory.
Source Gloss
Glory and glorify; the sign reveals God's glory and the Son's glory.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 165 Case pattern Accusative (61) Number pattern Singular (162)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:9 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 19:38 · John 8:54 · Rom 2:10 · Rom 9:4 · Rom 11:36 · 1 Cor 11:7 · 1 Cor 11:15 · 1 Cor 15:40 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 8:23 · Gal 1:5 · Eph 3:13 35×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:28 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 13:26 · Luke 21:27 · John 11:4 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 22:11 · Rom 3:23 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 6:4 · Rom 8:21 · Rom 9:23 · 1 Cor 2:8 · 2 Cor 3:10 · 2 Cor 3:11 48×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:29 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 8:38 · Mark 10:37 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:31 · Luke 12:27 · John 17:5 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 1 Cor 15:43 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 3:8 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 3:11 · Phil 4:19 21×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 9:32 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 24:26 · John 1:14 · John 2:11 · John 5:41 · John 5:44 · John 7:18 · John 8:50 · John 9:24 · John 11:40 · John 12:41 · John 12:43 58×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 1:11 · 2 Pet 2:10 · Jude 1:8 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 59 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 28 present 13 imperfect 8 future 6 perfect 4
Voice
active 41 passive 18
Mood
indicative 33 subjunctive 11 participle 8 imperative 5 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:16 δοξάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 δοξασθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:8 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:12 δοξάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 4:15 δοξαζόμενος present passive participle participle Luke 5:25 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 5:26 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 7:16 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 13:13 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:15 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 18:43 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 23:47 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background John 7:39 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 8:54 δοξάσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:54 δοξάζων present active participle participle John 11:4 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:16 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 12:23 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:28 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 12:28 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 12:28 δοξάσω future active indicative prospective John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 14:13 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 15:8 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 16:14 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 17:1 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 17:1 δοξάσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 17:10 δεδόξασμαι perfect passive indicative resultant John 17:4 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 17:5 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 21:19 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective Acts 3:13 ἐδόξασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 4:21 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 11:18 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δόξα / δοξάζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain